by Greg Beben | Dec 20, 2025 | Meditations
In the final days of Advent, the Scripture readings of the weekday liturgies often overlap with the readings of the Sundays. Today we return to two of the most important Advent passages, the prophecy given to the resistant King Ahaz, and the difficult challenge...
by Greg Beben | Dec 13, 2025 | Meditations
This beautiful season of preparation teaches us how to combine two dispositions that balance each other. On one hand, we are filled with joyful anticipation, for “the coming of the Lord is at hand.” On the other hand, we wait in patience, for we do not know when the...
by Greg Beben | Dec 7, 2025 | Meditations
Advent is a season of hope, a hope that was lost through sin and has been marvelously restored by Jesus Christ. In this the Second Week of Advent, we are called to prepare our hearts for the coming of the Lord Jesus. As part of our preparation, today we have the...
by Greg Beben | Dec 6, 2025 | Meditations
In today’s Gospel we find the first mention of John the Baptist in the Bible. This is also the first time we hear of him in Advent. We will turn to him often throughout this Season, for he is the divinely appointed messenger sent to prepare the way for the coming of...
by Greg Beben | Nov 29, 2025 | Meditations
A blessed new Liturgical Year to all! Today we begin a new Year with the Season of Advent. New beginnings, especially in our journey of faith, offer something exciting and hopeful, a chance to renew and to start over. We enter into Year A, so our Sunday Gospels will...
